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Old 3rd Nov 2007, 02:58
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So does this mean Gnadenburg that you will continue to fly with J*?

It is a strange aeroplane that requires the thrust levers to sort out a problem with the FMS. On the Boeing (if my memory serves me correctly), TO/GA wasn't required to restring the flight plan. The problem with the A320 is that it was designed by engineers and the flight crew were expected to fit in. The latest generation of aircraft have had the lessons of automation issues incorporated into their design.

The reason Ansett didn't need to get external experience for a new type was that they had a stable workforce and they didn't expand at the rate that airlines in Australia currently are. However when they got 747's and started International Operations they did get external experience and that ended with tears. They then went to get experience from Qantas and TJ was the best they could come up with.
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